Sailing – Doug and Ruth.com Life, presented as though it were a series of vacations and parties. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 14:14:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 Figawi 2016 on S/V Surf Scoter /figawi-2016-on-s-v-surf-scoter/ Sat, 28 May 2016 14:06:00 +0000 http://dougandruth.com/blog/?p=2309
Moments from the Figawi Hyannis to Nantucket ocean sailing race. At least the bits before the camera ran out.
Contains language inappropriate for most of us. Moments from the Figawi Hyannis to Nantucket ocean sailing race from the emotional perspective of being a crew member.
]]> Beringer Bowl 2013 /beringer-bowl-2013/ Sun, 28 Jul 2013 01:35:23 +0000 http://dougandruth.com/blog/?p=952 Team Tyrannicide gets 3rd place in cruising class, arriving in Provencetown at 12:55 AM.

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Bonus video!

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John Discloses Winning Strategy

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Whales on the Return Trip

]]> Beringer Bowl Weekend /beringer-bowl-weekend/ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:21:57 +0000 http://dougandruth.com/blog/?p=819 Team Tyrannicide completed the Beringer Bowl overnight ocean race from Marblehead to Provincetown in just over 14 hours last Friday. Not a fast race  by any stretch of the imagination, but we completed the race unlike 7 other boats.

Ruth took a 400mm lens out to Marblehead and shot the race from land. She then took the ferry to Provincetown and joined us for the sail back Sunday where John raises the asymmetrical spinnaker for the first time.

As the pictures depict, Captain John  seriously considered setting the old, falling to pieces jib. Even after reinforcements were made with duct tape, the Jolly Roger continued to loom large, casting a sense of foreboding. The new jib was set after pulling the numbers off minutes before the start.

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